---
name: "Lightshell Duo"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Rat Otter"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Surveil", "Prowess"]
set: "BLB"
set_name: "Bloomburrow"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mariah Tekulve"
oracle_id: "ef8fab12-d7d2-4c21-8b8c-41627048ac8b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lightshell-duo-blb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lightshell Duo
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Rat Otter
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Surveil, Prowess

## Oracle Text
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
When this creature enters, surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)

> *« La foudre et l'escargot qui ne font qu'un ! » s'exclama le rat. « C'est si magnifique ! » s'émerveilla la loutre.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bria, Riptide Rogue](/printing/bria-riptide-rogue-blb.md) — Legendary Creature — Otter Rogue
2. [Kitsa, Otterball Elite](/printing/kitsa-otterball-elite-pblb.md) — Legendary Creature — Otter Wizard
3. [Stormcatch Mentor](/printing/stormcatch-mentor-blb.md) — Creature — Otter Wizard
4. [Elusive Otter // Grove's Bounty](/printing/elusive-otter-groves-bounty-pwoe.md) — Creature — Otter // Sorcery — Adventure
5. [Dimir Informant](/printing/dimir-informant-grn.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
6. [Shipwreck Dowser](/printing/shipwreck-dowser-j25.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Bloomburrow (BLB) #56
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mariah Tekulve
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`